TOMORROW: Celebration Planned to Cheer New Hampshire School Choice Victory

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Jan 29, 2015, 02:13 ET

CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of students and teachers in the Granite State will be holding a special event tomorrow to commemorate National School Choice Week 2015, the nation's largest-ever celebration of opportunity in education.

WHAT:

Over 400 school choice advocates in the Granite State will use National School Choice Week 2015 to celebrate the recent and unanimous decision by the New Hampshire Supreme Court rejecting a challenge to the constitutionality of the Education Tax Credit law. The law allows corporations to receive tax credits for making donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations that cover education expenses for children from low-income families. Supporters of the program, along with backers of other school choice options throughout the state, will hold a celebratory rally and film screening.

WHO:

Hundreds of school choice supporters
Network for Educational Opportunity
Granite State Christian School Association
New Hampshire Center for Innovative Schools
CATO Institute

WHEN:

Friday, January 30, 2015, at 10:00 am

WHERE:

Concord Holiday Inn, 172 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301

PRESS NOTE:

Mult box will be provided.

Held every January, National School Choice Week is an independent public awareness effort shining a positive spotlight on effective education options for children, including traditional public schools, public magnet schools, public charter schools, online academies, private schools, and homeschooling, National School Choice Week 2015 will feature 11,082 independently-planned special events across all 50 states.

This news advisory was distributed by National School Choice Week on behalf of the independent event organizer listed in the release. For any questions related to this event or this news advisory, please use the contact the person listed above. For general information about National School Choice Week, or to schedule an interview with a National School Choice Week spokesperson, please visit www.schoolchoiceweek.com/press

For more information, contact:
Kate Baker, Network for Educational Opportunity
[email protected] or (603) 785-0174

SOURCE National School Choice Week